Knutstorp Castle
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Knutstorp Castle is a castle in Svalöv Municipality
, Scania
, in southern Sweden
. It was built in the 16th century by Otte Brahe
. It is the birthplace of the famous astronomer Tycho Brahe
(born 14 December 1546).
Svalöv Municipality
Svalöv Municipality is a municipality in Skåne County in southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the town Svalöv.The local government reform of 1952 grouped the 15 original entities into six larger municipalities...
, Scania
Scania
Scania is the southernmost of the 25 traditional non-administrative provinces of Sweden, constituting a peninsula on the southern tip of the Scandinavian peninsula, and some adjacent islands. The modern administrative subdivision Skåne County is almost, but not totally, congruent with the...
, in southern Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. It was built in the 16th century by Otte Brahe
Otte Brahe
Otte Brahe was a Danish nobleman who is best known for his son, Tycho Brahe.- Family life :Brahe was born in Tosterup to Tyge Brahe and Sophie Rud....
. It is the birthplace of the famous astronomer Tycho Brahe
Tycho Brahe
Tycho Brahe , born Tyge Ottesen Brahe, was a Danish nobleman known for his accurate and comprehensive astronomical and planetary observations...
(born 14 December 1546).